Clos de la Roche

2017 Georges Lignier Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

A fresh, airy, nose with nice fruit, not a nose of impact but one of beautiful complexity. Fresh, direct, layered on the palate – ooh, really concentrated, layered finishing – this is a great wine for a 2017!

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2017 Gérard Raphet Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

In bottle one month. Hmm, this has a lovely nose – fine floral perfume and depth. Nice in the mouth, there’s drive and complexity here. Holding a good, partly mineral finish. Not full amplitude, but everything that’s visible is delicious. Excellent!

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2017 Guyot Olivier Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

Bottled a month. Hmm, a nice, open, freshness here, just a little perfumed and saline. Depth of flavour, intensity, depth to the texture too. Both mineral and a little structural. Faint oak on the finish. Really lots to look forward to.

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2017 Rémi Jeanniard Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

One month in bottle. Not such a wide nose but one of depth with a certain salinity above – slowly releasing some attractive fruit too. Vibrant, complex, delicious wine – ooh – such an up-front performance. A little oak in the finish, but only a little. Really excellent!

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2017 Castagnier Guy Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

Hmm – wide, darkly oaked but with quite an aromatic invitation. Mouth-filling. Big wine. Only slowly melting its complexity over the palate. Serious, impressive, and with lots of power for the vintage – delicious and it will last as long as you wish – bravo!

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2017 Arlaud Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

In bottle 1 week. The nose hasnt yet revovered from bottling, but working the glass brings ever-more purity. Ooh – thats good a wine, one of line, not too much intensity but such a fine and complex ‘presence’ – really super. Excellent wine.

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2017 Amiot Guy Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

One week in bottle. The nose is already beautifully in place. Mouth-filling, fresh, highly energetic and complex – Ooh delicious too. Really layered in the finish – lots of flavour to give. Excellent wone!

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2017 Magnien Frederic Clos de la Roche

By billn on March 28, 2019

An open nose, some spice, modest of impact. The first impression is also modest, but this is a wine that opens ever-wider on the palate. A touch of tannin and good complexity. I’ve said it twice already but this is quite a modest wine, but it’s also a very tasty one!

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1985 Remy Louis Clos de la Roche

By billn on April 13, 2012

Ten minutes are needed for the nose to open, but when it does…
Stunning, sweet-inflected red blood, faint smoke and precise layers of fruit – glorious stuff. The palate is very fine, showing ripe fruit and nice acidity – just a little minerality too. I still expect more oomph from a Grand Cru – the intensity and concentration is more that of a villages – churlish to complain (perhaps) as this is both complex and compelling. Just beautiful wine. This time around, none was left to oxidise overnight!

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